Category: elections
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Menu Pleaseā¦
The political season is heating up here in Shelby County and Iām getting hungry. With a couple of special elections in the near future, and the pending announcement of a Gubernatorial candidate next week from the area, Iām tired of thinking about eatingā¦I want a menu so I can pick out my food. Brad Watkins…
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Just Another Day in Paradise…
Yesterday, in the Commercial Appealās Eye on Memphis blog former City Council member and possible Mayoral candidate Edmund Ford Sr. was quoted saying,“People are very tired in this city.”ā¦”You know why?” he said. “Everything that’s happening, people think that people are asleep right now but they’re watching. Hey, they’re sitting and watching everything.” I think…
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Not a Deal Maker
In his āExit Interviewā Mayor Herenton says heās ānot a deal makerā. Of course, he also said a lot of other things, and you can read them here. I wonder if Mayor Herenton understands the office he is seeking? Surely the Mayor knows that as 1 of 435 in the US House, he will have…
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How much is the security of your vote worth?
It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting. Tom Stoppard, Jumpers (1972) act 1 British dramatist & screenwriter (1937 – ) Since the beginning of this legislative session, the efficacy of your vote has been under attack. HB0614/SB0872 sought to delay the implementation of the Tennessee Voter Confidence Act. The Act, passed in 2008,…
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God, I Hope Theyāre Not Catching Onā¦
ā¦But I Think They Mightā¦ Tuesday night, as I was preparing to board my red eye flight from Anchorage, AK, I checked my twitter feed, as I am want to do when Iām bored in an airport, and ran across this post by a conservative consultant for Bob McDonnell, the Republican candidate for Governor in…
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Meeting McMillan
Last night, the Memphis chapter of Drinking Liberally was graced by the presence of Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, Kim McMillan of Clarksville. 21 months out from the 2010 Gubernatorial election, McMillan is traveling the state, meeting with Democrats and talking about her ideas concerning government, governance, and the future of Tennessee. The meeting was really more…